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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 1216230, member: 628"]
True, but even 2012 wasn't a slam dunk.

A lot of people forget that we were 4-5 at one point that year, needing last second heroics to get that 4th win against a lousy USF team, and in the midst of a 4-12 stretch going back to 2011.  We closed that season wonderfully, but in early November things weren't looking so hot.

You can argue that the modern (meaning 1950s onward) "history of SU football" is two decade+ stretches of very good surrounded by much longer stretches mediocrity.

During the 12 years of 1956-1967: SU was ranked at some point during 8 seasons, won a national title, and went to 6 bowls (back when that was a tremendous accomplishment).

During the 12 years of 1987-1998: SU was ranked at some point during 11 seasons, won 3 conference titles and a couple Lambert Trophies pre-Big East, and went to 10 bowls, 7 of which were of the major/New Year's Day variety.

In those [B]24 seasons[/B] we went 193-67-5 and had a .728 winning percentage.

In the other [B]41 seasons[/B] since 1950 we went 206-247-3 and had a .452 winning percentage.

So I guess the point is that we've had two really good runs in the past 65 years, surrounded by a lot of "meh".  Giving Shafer a 3rd year isn't the end of the world, basically.
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